In my opinion worse than Dual strike, But still easily worth buying. I like the music alot better though

User Rating: 8.5 | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin DS
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is a turn based Strategy (the only kind of strategy) that is based on modern day warfare but in a grim future where the earth is left in ruins by a meteor.

This game in my opinion is a failed attempt of removing some of the flaws from Dual Strike. It has less than half of the selectable Characters, some units have been way overpowered (battleship + anti-tank) plus they removed the shop which you were able to buy new Characters and maps for multiplayer.

However, I like some of the "improvements" in this installment. irstl, this game has a more mature presentation and is not cartoonish like its predecessor. The music is tonnes better, I just love those Rock songs that cut loose. I also feel that the campaign has improved quite alot, it has a better storyline, and is longer.

Pros: Lovely new presentation, all mature, awesome music

Cons: unbalanced power in units, Less add-on features, dramatic loss in characters, way less rewarding with no incentive to collect all the maps and Characters.

Closing Comments: So even though this game is worse i still think it deserves a decent grade, and I still think it should be snapped up by its buyers